Early Flight Records

Time and Distance

1897
Clement Ader: 300 metres, 14 Oct. 1897

1906
Alberto Santos-Dumont: Few seconds. 22 August
Alberto Santos-Dumont: 7-8 metres. 14 September
Alberto Santos-Dumont: 50 metres. 24 October
Alberto Santos-Dumont: 220 metres (21s.) Bagatelle. 12 November.

1907
Henry Farman: 771 metres. (52s.). Issey. 26 Oct. 1907

1908
Henry Farman: 1.0 kms. (1m. 28s.) Issey. 13 January
Henry Farman: 2.004 kms. (3m. 39s.) Issey. 21 Mar
Leon Delagrange: 2.5 kms. 10 Apr
Leon Delagrange: 3.925 kms. (15m. 27s.) Issey. 11 Apr
Leon Delagrange: 9 kms. 27 May
Leon Delagrange: 12.5 kms. (16m. 13s.) Rome. 30 May
Leon Delagrange: 17 kms. 22 Jun
Henry Farman: 19.7 kms. (20m. 19s.) Issey. 6 July
Leon Delagrange: 24.125 kms. (29m. 53s.) Issey. 6 September

Orville Wright: 57m. 31s. 9 September
Orville Wright: 1h. 2m. 30s. 9 September
Orville Wright: 1h. 5m. 57s. 10 September
Orville Wright: 1h. 10m. 50s. 11 September
Orville Wright: 1h. 15m. 203. 12 September
Wilbur Wright: 66.6 Kms. 1h. 31m. 25s. Auvours. 21 September
Wilbur Wright: 99.8 Kms. 1h. 54m. 22s. Auvours. 18 December
Wilbur Wright: 124.7 Kms. 2h. 20m. 23s. Auvours. 31 December

1909

L. Paulhan: 134 Kms. 2h. 43m. 25s. Rheims. 25 August
Hubert Latham: 154.62 Kms. Rheims. Aug. 26 August
Henry Farman: 180 Kms. 3h. 4m. 56s. Rheims. 27 August
Henry Farman: 234.212 Kms. 4h. 17m 53s. Chalons. 3 November

Duration Records

Paulhan, 2h. 43m. 24s. August 25th, 1909
Farman, 3h. 4m. 56s. August 27th, 1909

Speed 25/27 August Rheims meeting

10 Kms. Bleriot 7m. 47s.
20 Kms. Curtiss 15m. 50s.
30 Kms. Curtiss 23m. 29s.
40 Kms. Latham 34m. 55s.
50 Kms. Latham 43m. 56s.
60 Kms. Latham 52m. 44s.
70 Kms. Latham 1h. 3m. 6s.
80 Kms. Latham 1h. 11m. 26s.
90 Kms. Latham 1h. 19m. 56s.
100 Kms. Latham 1h. 28m. 17s.
150 Kms. Latham 2h. 13m. 9s.

Speed Record with One Passenger. 10 kms. Farman ... ... 9m. 52s.

Speed Record with Two Passengers. 10 kiloms. Farman 10m. 39s.

DIRIGIBLES.

Speed Records

Colonel Renard. 25/27 August Rheims meeting
10 Kms. 16m. 31s.
20 Kms. 31m. 58s.
30 Kms. 48m. 31s.
40 Kms. 1h. 3m. 28s.
50 Kms. 1h. 19m. 49s.

Morane 30 Kms. 0h. 19m. 32s. Bordeaux. October? 1910
Morane 40 Kms. 0h. 36m. 12s. Bordeaux. October? 1910
Morane 5O Kms. 0h. 32m. 48s. Bordeaux. October? 1910
Morane 60 Kms. 0h. 39m. 33s. Bordeaux. October? 1910
Morane 70 Kms. 0h. 46m. 19s. Bordeaux. October? 1910
Morane 80 Kms. 0h. 33m. 5s. Bordeaux. October? 1910
Morane 90 Kms. 0h. 59m. 52s. Bordeaux. October? 1910
Morane 100 Kms. 1h. 6m. 39s. Bordeaux. October? 1910
Aubrun 150 Kms. 1h. 43m. 19s. Bordeaux. October? 1910
Aubrun 200 Kms. 2h. 18m. 31s. Bordeaux. October? 1910

Morane 1 hour 90 Kms. Bordeaux. October? 1910
Aubrun 2 hours 167.5 Kms. Bordeaux. October? 1910
Aubrun 3 hours 252.5 Kms. Bordeaux. October? 1910

Henry Farman: 200 kiloms. in 3h. 42m. 34s. 3rd November 1909
Henry Farman: 234.212 kms. 3rd November 1909
Henry Farman: 4h. 17m. 53s. 3rd November 1909
Henry Farman: 2 hours, 108.93 kms. 3rd November 1909
Henry Farman: 3 hours, 162.276 kms. 3rd November 1909
Henry Farman: 4 hours, 215.622 kms. 3rd November 1909. The above records of Henry Farman were made in the course of his long flight at Chalons.

Tabuteau Duration record 6 hrs., November 1910
Tabuteau distance record 46572 kms., November 1910
Tabuteau speed records 400 kms. in 5h. 13m. 8s., 450 kms. in 5h. 49m. 38s. November 1910
Tabuteau Time and distance record, time 6 hrs., distance 4647 kms. November 1910

Altitude

Hubert Latham: 155 metres. Rheims meeting. 9 August 1909.
Charles de Lambert: 300 metres. October 18th, 1909. Count Lambert's performance was during his daring flight from Juvisy to the Eiffel Tower and back
Hubert Latham: 453 metres. Chalons. 1st December 09
Hubert Latham: 1,380 metres. Rheims. July? 1910.

Sources of Information

[1]. 2nd January 1909
[2]. 15th Jan 1910
[3]. 2nd October 1909
[4]. 20th November 1909
[5]. 15th Jan 1910
[6]. 16th July 1910
[7]. 22nd October 1910
[8]. 20th November 1910

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